What are Probiotics?

Probiotics are the friendliest types of bacteria that are found in our microflora, so when our digestive system needs a top up it makes sense to do this with those types that will provide most benefit.

What is the difference between a probiotic and a prebiotic?

Prebiotics are 'food' for the good probiotic bacteria. Normally these foods are types of soluble fibre which are found in the fruits and vegetables that form part of our everyday diet.Indeed it is known that increasing consumption of fruits and vegatables helps stimulate the numbers of friendly bacteria in our intestines.

The prebiotics in ProVen are a type of solubel fibre which have been extracted from chicory for the ProVen probiotic bacteria. This means that in one product, ProVen provides the both 'right bacteria' with the 'right food' for them to grow on.